John Piasta is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault’s Business Law and Energy Groups based in Calgary. His practice focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital markets transactions, including cross-border financings, and corporate governance matters. John clerked at the Alberta Court of King's Bench and Court of Appeal in Edmonton. John is a member of the Board of Directors of the Prostate Cancer Centre (PCC) in Calgary and Chairs its Human Resources & Governance Committee. PCC fights prostate cancer by delivering one-stop support to men and families through rapid access to personalized care, research, and education. John is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Calgary French and International School Society, a past Alberta co-chair of the Shevchenko Foundation and the former chair of the Advisory Committee of "I Can for Kids", an organization that supports food-insecure families in Calgary.
Cenovus Energy Inc. ("Cenovus") completed its $23.6 billion strategic combination with Husky Energy Inc. ("Husky") to create a resilient integrated energy leader
On Mar. 9, Canadian Pacific Railway Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, completed a public offering of $300 million
On November 21, 2018, Parkland Fuel Corporation (“Parkland”) closed a private placement (the “Offering”) of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 6.50% senior unsecured notes due 2027.
On March 23, 2018, Parkland Fuel Corp. (Parkland) closed a private placement of US$500-million aggregate principal amount of 6.0% senior unsecured notes due 2026.
Chorus Aviation has completed its previously announced bought deal public offering of 11,628,000 common shares of Chorus, which, for greater certainty, means for Canadian investors, Class B Voting Shares of Chorus, and for non-Canadian investors, Class A Variable Voting Shares of Chorus (collectively, the Shares) at $8.60 per Share for gross proceeds $100,000,800.
Cenovus Energy Inc. filed a short form base shelf prospectus in all the provinces of Canada renewing its $1.5 billion medium term note program and entered into a dealer agreement with six investment dealers.
